Thursday, July 28, 2011

I feel a little bit under the weather, it must be also the climate as we have sun, rain and temperature changes all the time.Thank you for all your lovely comments these last days, i appreciate it very much.Hope to be back soon.luv Chantal

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Every week a new blog catches my eye, well new is the wrong word here as these bloggers were blogging way before my time, but to me they are new, and I am like a child with a cookie jar.
For me new is luxe and lillies, I have been admiring the posts and pictures, very yummy.

Sorry for not posting these days, hope you had a great weekend!
My beau boyfriend took me on a trip and we spend friday till monday out.
Monday was a national holiday here in Spain, at least that what I thought it was until I received some phone calls from customers from the south of Spain, who were working.
To give you an idea how lazy my weekend was, here is a pic I took with my Iphone.

We stayed in one of Spain many Paradores. Paradores are mostly castles and other historic buildings

that they turned into hotels and to have a lovely stay and enjoy their ancient history.

Have a look on their Parador website. Think about visiting at least one whenever you are going to visit Spain.

During our trips visiting nearby villages we can across many pilgrims who were walking the Camino de Santiago.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

It´s great to create your own collection of art and pictures on your wall, and all of them having one thing in commen: you like them.
I have been buying and collecting, little by little, some works from artists, illustrators and photographers, that I got to know by blogging.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Congrats on your first year! I am looking forward to reading your posts for many years to come :)!
Loved your post about o'verlays and I will for sure think about them for my DIY projects. They're such a great idea!!!
xxx
Mariana

Monday, July 18, 2011

Diane Bergeron´s house was published on many blogs and magazines, probably you have seen images of her work and her house many times before.She was featured in the Spanish AD magazine, the dutch residence and now also on the Adore magazine

Diane has been anInterior Designerfor over 20 years, styling homes all over the world. She has a fresh approach to design and use of fabric have earned her a renowned reputation among designers and clients.

Reading her blog, I noticed that she loves rummaging around an estate sales to find some vintage treasures, she is a woman after my own heart.

Maybe that´s why her house appeals to me so much, she has mixed cheap and expensive together, she has used a lot of Madeline Weinrib fabrics and rugs and she loves faux bamboo, ikat and she´s not afraid to use color and bold black and white stripes, chevron or zebra in her interior.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Thanks to Jenny from The little green notebook I came across Krista´s blog called Kiki´s list.
She made a collection of butterlies - taxidermy, but without the real butterflies.
She used these plastic wedding cake ones, and they look fantastic.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Have spend a lovely day with my mother, this afternoon
we watched the movie "the king's speech"
I never knew so much of the British monarchy and their
history but I was quite impressed by Wallis Simpson, she made
the former King Edward VIII fall in love with her and he gave up the trone for
her as it was not possible for the king marry a divorsed woman
in those days.

i was so inspired with Wallis style for clothes, in
the year 1934 she was very stylish for her time.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Dear beloved readers, followers and friends!
Today is my first year of blogging, wow, it´s been an amazing adventure!
I hope many more years will come!

And a nice anouncement, O´verlay is my fist sponsor!
Soon their add will appear on this blog.
I wrote about Danika´s business she makes super chic overlays to upgrade your DIY proyects, read about it here.

They have 4 patterns, and 3 sizes and they are lightweight and are also paintable.

Danika is sponsering a 50$ O´verlay giveaway as a discount for her products, to one of my followers.
To participate:
- be or become a follower of Beau Lifestyle blog
- visit the O´verlay website and tell us wich overlays you want to have and for wich DIY proyect you will use them for.

I have a suprise visit from my family in Spain, they came over last friday (sorry for my absence that day and not posting) I am going to spend some quality time with them and will celebrate the 1 st year of blogging tonight!

Thursday, July 7, 2011

How pretty does this livingroom looks? I instantly fell in love with this it, and it´s owned by fellow blogger Sheridan French. I have discovered her blog today and I have been putting aside my work, just to be able to read her fabulous blog about, her mr right, married life with kids, nice colorful outfits, trips, receipes and man... she writes well with loads of humor in it.

She designs her own line of clothing that is as her name Sheridan French and is the daughter of a interior designer.

this fabric is magical

Quadrille fabric published her livingroom on their website, they have lovely fabrics!

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About Me

Born in Holland, living in Spain, loving the United States, England and France.
A recent made change of lifestyle, to become the best that I can be thanks to crossfit, daily workouts and a balanced diet.
Decorating is one of my biggest passions and often you can find me searching vintage things, who need a little tlc to become that unique piece. I also like modern designs, and the best way is to mix and match DIY with design.
I would like to share my inspiration, passion and finds with you in this blog.